The Nasdaq (^IXIC) did it! The tech-heavy index has hit 5000 again, 15 years after it first passed the milestone. It remains to be seen whether or not it will close above the key level today. Regardless, we wanted to know just what got us here after fifteen years of churning higher. “This is all Read More
March 2015
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, with the Nasdaq nudging above the 5,000 mark for the first time in 15 years, as a round of mixed data pointed to a slowly accelerating economy. The Nasdaq composite index <.IXIC> oscillated around the milestone after hitting it for the first time Read More
If March comes in like a lion then where the hell is my roar? Futures are flattish after a weak close to February on Friday. Here’s what you need to know as we head into March: #1 Stocks still closed higher for the week and had their best month since October 2011. For the record Read More
The S&P 500 cash (^GSPC:SNP) fell off on Friday but still closed out February with the largest monthly gain since October 2011. After a rough start to the year, February’s big push to new highs again showed how it takes bad news and turns it into good. On the last trading day of the Read More